Game apparatus



June 8 1926. I 1,588,337

F. S. RODE GAME. APPARATUS Filed DEC. 17, 1925 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 a IFla. 1 26 a i-a Patented June 8, 1926.

UNITED STATES A EN OFFICE.

FRANK S. BODE, OF JEANNETTE, PENNSYLVANIA.

i GAME Ar'r'anA'rUs.

Application filed December 17, 1925.: Serial No} 6,673.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in. gameapparatus.

The primary object of the invention is to provide apparatus by means ofwhichmany different games involving the production'of competitive countsor scores may beplayed...

A further object of the invention is to provide a game apparatusembodyingnovel features of construction which will permit. the same tobe'manufacture'd in large quan tities and at a small cost, whereby theappataken upon lineIV-IVof Figure 2,.

ratus may be properly termed article of manufacture.

Other'objectsand advantages of the invention will be apparent during thecourse of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings forming a a practical part of thisspecification and in which like numerals are employed to designate likeparts throughout the same,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the game apparatus constructed inaccordance with this invention,

7 Figure 2 is an enlarged fragmentary front.

elevational view of the upper portion of the apparatus and shows themanner in which the same is used,

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional '-view taken upon line IIIIII of Fig.2, H V

. 1 Figure 1 is a transverse sectional view Figure 5 is a verticalsectional view taken upon line VV of Fig. 2, V Figure 6 is a fragmentaryvertical sectional view of a part of the lower portion of the apparatus,

Figure 7 is a- I tional view of a slightly modified from of apparatus,and 1 l Figure 8 is an edge plan View of the form shown in Figure 7.

In the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown apreferred embodi-. ment of this invention, the numeral 5 designates whatwill be termed the board part of the apparatus and which is formed froma. sheet of metal bent to provide theend walls 6 which are rolled attheir outer edges to form the finishing beads. 7. The upperv edge of theboard 5 is bent forwardly to form a top wall 8 and then downwardly toform the depending flange 9. The upper por tion of one of the end walls6 has its edge 'be'nt laterally to form aflange 10 which co 0 crateswith the flange 9 for holding in relatively small front wall 111 that pare fragmentary front eleva-' extends the full width of the' board 5 anddepends for a relatively small portion of its length. wall 11 isrolled'upwardly and inwardly to form the finishing bead 12. V

This board 5 is supported by means of the stands which are designated intheir The lower edge of the front" entirety by the reference character13. Each one of these stands is formed from a single strand ofwirewhich.has, its ends 14inserted throughapertures 15 formed in an end wall6, asbest illustrated in Fig. 1.

to provide the downwar'dly diverging' parts 16,the horizontal part "17,andthe looped portions 17 It will be seen that the parts 16 and 17 forma triangle while the loops 17" depend below the horizontal part 17 andconstitute feet portions intended to engage The... intermediate portionof'each strandis bent a supporting surface, as best illustrated in IFig. 1. 7 a I Ext-ending between the horizontal portions 17 is asheet'metalplatform 18 which has its ends 19 rolled around the portions17 and is further provided with depending side flanges 20. The topportion ofthis platform 18 is formed with the plurality of depressions21.; It will be seen that the standards 13 support the board 5 in avertical plane and that the platform 18with its depressions or pockets21 islocated below the bottom edge 5 of the board 5, the plane in whichthe board 5 is located intersecting the depressionsor pockets 21.

In Figs. 1, 2, 4, 5. and 6 the board 5 is illustrated as having struckthereform a multiplicity of disks 22 which are left connected to theboard 5 by the stems 23. In striking these disks 22- from the board 5,the'same are moved forwardly of the plane occupied zon'tally alinedlateral rojections 24:.and'

25 which have their cities overlapped at 26 for connecting the sametogether. The per edges 27 9. these two-extensions '24 and erly spaced25 are'rolled over to form finishing beads which also leave these edgesdisconnected and provide a space or -slit between the same. The loweredge of the front ex- .5 tension 25 is bent laterally toward the, rearextension 241, as at 28 while a narrow strip 29 is bent forwardlyfromthe rear extem sion 24. These two portions 28 and 29 aid inretaining the extensions 24: and 25 propin, respect to each other andconstitute a short runway 30, the function of which willbe describedat alater point. From the edges of the members 28 and 29 to the inner facesof the turned over, over- 1 lapping ends 26 is provided a slot'31.

A length of spring wire'32 is provided ,and has its lower end threadedthrough apertures 331 formed in one'end wall 6 while itsupper endportion 34 isthreaded' ,through the slot 31' and between the extensions24 and 25 to project 'upwardlybeyond the upper beaded edges 27 of thesame. This strand of spring wire is flattened at l which is the portionlocated between the 2 extensions 2 l and 25. v I

his springwire 32 is intended" to funcn 'as a catapult for projectingthe disk or tio projectile 36, see Fig. 2. iv v U InFigs. 7 andS thereis shown a slightly modified1form of bo'ard 5. This board, in- ;stead ofhavingthedisks 22 stamped therel froimpis"provided with the disks 22which fare supported in spaced relation to the front face of thefbojard5 by meansof 'the cenftrally located stems 23". These disks 22 a lsocooperate with the board 5 for form- Qing' a multiplicity of tortuouspaths through which a coin 'or disk 'may' travel from the ipper portionto the lower portion of the 40 board w The bper'ationof this device" maybe 'described in detail as follows Y Attention is first invited to Big.2 wherein disk, coin, '01:" projectile 36 is illustra'ted ashaving beendropped through the space provided'between the upper edges 27 of theextensions 24; and 25, The element is illustrated in full lines in thisfigure as restingjupon'the runway80, Byldrawingtheupperend of thestrandofspring wire 3291 catapult rearwardly' into the polfsitionshown"indottedflines, the strand of [wire will "be placed undertension'and the "element 36 will drop into its dotted line position. vBy releasing-the "end 34 of the s rin wirefwith'a *sn'a the said wirewill 'flexlntoits fulldine position and will projectthe' element Solutethe chamber formed between the" front wall 11 and the parallel(EN-"portion of the board 5. It will beseen, by f'insp ec'ting' Fig."5," that this chamber or chute is" minus ab'ottom' wall, whereby the 1element 36will not be'retain ed in the same willhe permitted'to falltoward the disks 22. Figure 2 showns in dotted lines the course of anelement 36 after it has been projected or shot into the chamber by thespring wire or catapult 32. This coin will travel downwardly through anyone of the 'many tortuous paths until it reaches the platform 18 locatedbelow theboard 5 and comes to rest in one of the depressions or pockets21. It will readily be seen that the coin will be'prevented fromfalling'a'way from or leaving the surface of the board" 5 by the disks22. This fact will be clearly fn'oted bya close inspe'ction of theelement 86' in its various dotted line positions as illustrated in Fig.2. In each of these po- 'sitions; the edge of the" element is never en-'ltir'elyfree 'fro'm'between the disks 22 and theboardf 5. I

It is not'believedfnecessary to goto any great length "in explaining thediiferfent types of games which may be played, with this apparatus. Itwill be sufficient to "merely state that the pockets jondepressions 21may bej'given numbers which v'aryin amount or value and competition maybe fe'st'ablished by endeavori'ng to project the coin or disk 36 so'that it will travel through a suitabletortuous'pathto cause the same tocome to rest in thefpocketor depression j-"b'earing thehumber of"greatest Value. A furthergame that maybe playedis to allot the pocketsor depressions 21 .to d'iflerent fifplayers and permit the latter toendeavor to cleposit'the greatest "number 'of Edisks or players 36in hisparticular pocket 21.

It is to be understoodthat the forms of "this invention herewith shownand described are to betakenaspreferred examples of the 'same,and thatvarious changes in the'shape, size, and"arrangeinentlof parts be re-"sorted 'to without departing from ,the sp-irit of the invention or thescope ofthe sub joined claims.

Having thus described claim r v 1. In apparatus of the type described, a

vertical board, afmult'iplicity of-disks scat tered over the front faceof said board and supported in a common plane parallel to the board, aplayer projecting means at the upper end of the board, and a platformhaving pockets located below the'board. 2. Inapparatus'of thetype'described, a vertical board, an open bottomed chamber extendingacross theupper'end of the board, I a multiplicity of disksscattered'over the front face .of the board and supported in the invention, I,

a plane parallel to the board, a playerp'rojectingmeans at oneend'oftheopen bottom chamberfand a platform having pockets located below theboard.

3.In apparatusf of the type described, a verticat'board, an'openbottomed. chamber extending acrossthe tipper end of the board, amn1tiplicityof disks'scattered, over the front face of the board andsupported ina plane parallel to the board, a player projecting means atone end of the open bottomed chamber, a pair of standards for supportingthe board, and a platform having pockets supported by the standardsbelow the board.

4. In apparatus of the type described, a vertical board formed of sheetmetal, a multplicity of disks struck from said board and connectedthereto to reside in a common plane parallel to the board, a playerprojecting means at the upper end of the board, and a platform havingpockets located below the board.

5. In apparatus of the type described, a vertical board formed of sheetmetal, a multiplicity of disks struck from said board and supported in acommon plane parallel to the latter, an open bottomed chamber extendingacross the upper end of the board,

vertical board formed of sheet metal and having outwardly turned sideedges to form side walls, a multiplicity of disks struck from said boardand supported in a common plane parallel to the board, a top wall formedon said board, a front Wall located at the upper end of the board andconnected to the top and side walls, said top and front walls forming anopen bottomed chamber, player projecting means at one end of thechamber, and a platform having pockets located below the board,

In testimony whereof I aflix m signature.

. FRANK RODE.

